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Scrubbing out homophobia
Young Mexicans intervene to support a lesbian family suffering from aggression and vandalism
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Who
A lesbian couple with kids
What
Victims of aggressive homophobia
Why
Standing up to discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
Dead end for children of war in DRC
RNW reporter Sophie van Leeuwen travels to Eastern Congo to speak to children drawn into the forgotten conflict over precious minerals
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Who
Trésor, a 16-year-old former rebel soldier in the DRC
What
Decided to join a local militia at the age of 12
Why
Giving a voice to child soldiers and drawing attention to their fate
Loose morals - Congolese youths face the music
Macho-style gangsta songs have young Congolese worried: “it threatens the future of our country.”
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Who
Four Lubumbashi students
What
Call on musicians to drop decadence and offer a message of hope
Why
Contemporary Congolese music is seen as a corrupting influence
Electoral reform in Morocco: your votes please
RNW-sponsored debate in Rabat explores basic democratic values and principles
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Who
Moroccan opinion-formers and decision-makers
What
Lively RNW debate on electoral reform
Why
Every Moroccan election since independence has been marred by irregularities
Supporting a journalist’s fight against corruption and censorship
How an RNW web article triggered the dismissals of a senior Congolese cabinet minister and the head of the national media authority
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Who
Nathalie Kapela, DRC legal news journalist
What
Protests against excessive licence fees
Why
Censorship and corruption are deeply rooted in the DRC

Scrubbing out homophobia
Dead end for children of war in DRC
Loose morals - Congolese youths face the music
Electoral reform in Morocco: your votes please
Supporting a journalist’s fight against corruption and censorship

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RNW connects with cyberspace conference

RNW has organised several events connected to the Dutch government-organised Global Conference on CyberSpace (GCCS) during the week beginning 13 April.

Circumventing cybersurveillance

Jordanian blogger Tarakiyee writes about the issues facing online journalists in the brave new world of cybersurveillance.

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